Roger Bigod , 5th Earl of Norfolk

• Preferred Name: Roger Bigod , 5th Earl of Norfolk^[1]
  
• Gender: M
  
• Burial: DEC 1306 in Thetford Priory, Thetford, Norfolk, England at LATI: N2.4165 LONG: E0.7424 with note: update
  
• http://familysearch.org/v1/TitleOfNobility: 5th Earl of Norfolk1270
  
• http://familysearch.org/v1/TitleOfNobility: Earl Marshal of England
  
• FSID: GMRV-1H2
  
• Death: 6 DEC 1306 in Wycomb, Leicestershire, England at LATI: N2.8163 LONG: E0.8531 with note: Date
  
• Birth: ABT 1245 in Thetford, Norfolk, England at LATI: N2.4509 LONG: E0.6638
  
• Notes:

  === Life Sketch ===
  Roger Bigod (c. 1245 – bf. 6 December 1306) was 5th Earl of Norfolk.
  He was the son of Hugh Bigod (1211-1266), Justiciar, and succeeded his father's elder brother Roger Bigod, 4th Earl of Norfolk (1209-1270) as 5th Earl of Norfolk in 1270.
  
  Career
  Bigod is the hero of a famous altercation with King Edward I in 1297, which arose from the king's command that Bigod should serve against the King of France in Gascony, while Edward himself went to Flanders. Bigod asserted that by the feudal tenure of his lands he was only compelled to serve across the seas in the company of the king himself, whereupon Edward said, "By God, Earl, you shall either go or hang," to which Bigod replied, "By the same oath, O king, I will neither go nor hang."
  Bigod gained his point, and after Edward had left for France, together with Humphrey de Bohun, 3rd Earl of Hereford, Bigod prevented the collection of an aid for the war and forced Edward to confirm the charters in this year of 1297 and again in 1301. The historian William Stubbs reckoned Bigod and Bohun as "but degenerate sons of mighty fathers; greater in their opportunities than in their patriotism."
  Bigod had done good service for the King in the past. In August 1282, for instance, contemporary accounts record Bigod "going to Wales on the king's service." During his absence in Ireland, Bigod had sent letters nominating Reginald Lyvet and William Cadel to act as his attorneys in England for the year. Reginald Lyvet was probably the son of Gilbert de Lyvet, who was Lord Mayor of Dublin for several terms in the early thirteenth century, and was a partisan of William Marshal, 1st Earl of Pembroke. Some scholars have wondered how English barons like Bigod and the Clares kept such tight hold on their Irish lands during a time when the English grip on Ireland was starting to weaken. Apparently part of the secret was delegation of authority, as in this case by Bigod to his lieutenants Lyvet and Cadel.
  
  Marriages
  Bigod married firstly Aline Basset, widow of Hugh le Despencer, 1st Baron le Despencer (d.1265), and daughter and heiress of Sir Philip Basset of Soham, Cambridgeshire, by his first wife Hawise de Lovaine, daughter of Sir Matthew de Lovaine, by whom he had no issue.
  
  He married secondly Alice of Hainault, daughter of John II de Avenes, Count of Hainault, by Philippine, daughter of Henry, Count of Luxembourg and Roche, Marquis of Arlon, by whom he had no issue.
  
  Death
  Bigod died 6 December 1306.
  
  Succession
  In 1302 the elderly and childless Bigod surrendered his earldom to the king and received it back entailed "to the heirs of his body". This had the effect of disinheriting his brother John. Thus, when Roger died without issue in December 1306, his title became extinct, and his estates escheated to the crown and were eventually bestowed on Thomas of Brotherton, 1st Earl of Norfolk.
  
  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roger_Bigod,_5th_Earl_of_Norfolk
  
  BIO
  BIO: from http://fmg.ac/Projects/MedLands/ENGLISH%20NOBILITY%20MEDIEVAL.htm#HughBigodNorfolkdied1225B as of 3/13/2016
  
  ROGER Bigod ([1243/46]-6 Dec 1306). A writ dated 6 Jul "54 Hen III", after the
  
  === V M Norr: Some Early English Pedigrees ===
  V M Norr: Some Early English Pedigrees P. 26
  
  === ! !Americans of Royal Descent page 67 ===
  ! !Americans of Royal Descent page 67
  
  === Succeeded his uncle as 5th Earl of Norfo ===
  Succeeded his uncle as 5th Earl of Norfolk. He and Humphrey Bohun, Earl of Hereford involved in rebellion against Edward I, 1297-1301. Died without issue. The title became extinct and his estates reverted to the crown. The BIGODs held the hereditary office of the steward of the royal household, and their chief castle was at Framlingham in Suffolk.
  
  === DICTIONARY OF NATIONAL BIOGRAPHY; JACOB ===
  DICTIONARY OF NATIONAL BIOGRAPHY; JACOBS PEERAGE VOL 1 P. 258, 264; BANKS DORMANT AND EXTINCT BARONETAGE VOL 2 P.165; ANCESTRAL FILE, LDS GENEALOGICAL SOCIETY;
  
  === Weis. 72-31. Is it possible that this ===
  Weis. 72-31. Is it possible that this is the Roger Bigod who was the 6th Earl of Norfolk in 69-29?
  
  === Research results ===
  Did his uncle the 4th Earl have a son who became the 5th Earl? That would explain his being the 6th Earl. One source says he was the 5th and another the 6th.
  
  === ROGER (BIGOD), EARL OF NORFOLK and hered ===
  ROGER (BIGOD), EARL OF NORFOLK and hereditary MARSHAL OF ENGLAND, nephew and heir, being 1st son and heir of the late Earl's brother, Hugh BIGOD, Chief Justiciar of England (died 1266), by Joan his wife, widow of Hugh WAKE (died 1241), and daughter and heir of Nicholas DE STUTEVILLE. He did homage for his paternal inheritance 7 November 1266, and on succession to the Earldom 25 July 1270. In May 1270 he was admitted to perform the office of Marshal, at the request of the Earl of Norfolk; and officiated as Marshal at the Coronation of Edward I, 19 August 1274. He was present in Parliament in 1275, and attended the Council held in November 1276, which decided that Llewelyn should be proceeded against as a rebel. He was summoned for this service in Wales, to be at Worcester 24 June 1277. He served also in later campaigns in Wales, in 1282, 1287, and 1294. In July 1290 he was one of the gmacrantors of the treaty of Brigham, and in 1291 one of the Commissioners to examine claims to the Kingdom of Scotland. He was appointed keeper of the coasts of Norfolk and Suffolk in August 1295, and summoned for service in Scotland in 1296. In February 1296/7 the King ordered the Earls of Hereford and Norfolk, as Constable and Marshal, to proceed with the army to Gascony, whilst Edward himself went to Flanders. Both Earls refused to go, but offered to serve with the King in person. Notwithstanding the royal threats, the two Earls persisted in their refusal and were eventually deprived of their offices. When Edward was on the point of sailing for Flanders, they sent him a message demanding confirmation of the charters; after which they formed a party to insist on confirmation and to prevent by arms the collection of taxes. Being summoned by the Council to appear in London, they arrived at the head of an armed force. Finally the King, still in Flanders, gave way; the Council gave the Earls the confirmation of the charters on 10 October, and the Earls were restored to favour. After the settlement of this dispute they were summoned again for service in Scotland, and in December 1297 Norfolk raised 130 horse in the King's pay for the coming campaign; but in January 1297/8, when Parliament met at York, he joined Hereford in demanding a reconfirmation of the charters. He joined the army at Newcastle, with 100 foot from Strigoil, for the relief of Roxburgh. He attended the Falkirk campaign with 50 lances, but joined Hereford in refusing to serve until the royalist Earls pledged their word that the King would observe the charters. At the battle of Falkirk, 22 July 1298, he held a command in the 1st division; but subsequently the two Earls opposed a winter campaign and went home. When Parliament met in London in 1299 Norfolk demanded the confirmation of Magna Carta, and on receiving an unsatisfactory reply retired to his estates; but he was summoned to a fresh discussion in London, at which the King gave way. Norfolk was one of the Earls who, with many Barons, sealed the letter to the Pope 12 February 1300/1. On 12 April 1302, at St. John's Abbey, Colchester, Roger surrendered to the King his Earldom and the Marshalcy and all his lands (with some small exceptions) on condition that they should be regranted to him for life, and that he should be given additional lands worth £1,000 per annum, also for life. He married, 1stly, before 29 October 1271, Aline, widow of Sir Hugh LE DESPENSER (died 1265), and daughter and heir of Sir Philip BASSET, of Wycombe, Bucks, &c., Justiciar of England, by his 1st wife, Hawise, daughter of Sir Matthew DE LOVAINE. She died shortly before 11 April 1281, s.p. by her 2nd marriage. He married, 2ndly, in 1290, Alice, daughter of John DE AVENNES, COUNT OF HAINAULT. He died s.p., before 6 December 1306, when, in accordance with the surrender and regrants of 1302, the Earldom of Norfolk and the Marshalcy reverted to the Crown. His widow, who in 1296 was summoned with him to the marriage of Princess Elizabeth to the Count of Flanders, died s.p., 26 October 1317, [Complete Peerage IX:593-6]

• m. BEF 29 OCT 1271 in England

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   Author: Complete Peerage of England, Scotland, Ireland, Great Britain, and the United Kingdom; GE Cokayne, Sutton Publishing Ltd, Page number: IV:261
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